(James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP, File)

BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) — Beaufort County Mosquito Control (BCMC) and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will continue to conduct surveillance for mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases following Tropical Storm Irma.

BCMC anticipates an escalating and significant increase in the biting mosquito populations throughout the Lowcountry.

The vegetative and woody debris, clogged storm water drainage systems, and flooding will create additional breeding sites for mosquitoes in Beaufort County.

The same scenarios occurred after Tropical Storm Hermine and Hurricane Matthew last year.

BCMC will be applying public health insecticides with spray trucks and aircraft to control immature and adult mosquitoes.

To help track West Nile virus, the DHEC asks residents to report the finding of dead birds now through November 30. Learn how here.

To prevent mosquito breeding and West Nile Virus, follow these tips from BCMC: